Think signing up for health insurance through Covered California is hard? Some consumers say the real battle starts when it comes to finding a doctor or hospital that will take a plan purchased through the state-run health exchange.

My brother signed up for Anthem B/C like the lady in the article.
Twice he waited his turn over an hour on the phone only to get
bumped off. Finally signed up, a friendly cust. serv rep sent him
a link so he pay his initial premium which he did. Within 2 wks
he received a letter from Anthem B/C. It turned out to be a bill
for the same initial premium he had already paid. This made him
wonder whether or not he had been enrolled with his on-line
payment. Unable to contact Anthem, he called the state Ins Comm
Office. (The ph # is listed on the Anthem bill). The state Comm
Office had an Anthem rep phone my brother. He was told that
his name was on the enrollment list but membership cards
were delayed. Within two days my brother got another Anthem
Blue Cross letter. It was a bill for Feb. So these clowns have
yet to send a membership card yet they’re sending second month
premium notice. I advised my bro not to pay.

1. “In California, plans offered by Blue Shield through Covered California included just 60 percent of the doctors that participate in the insurer’s group plans and just 75 percent of the hospitals.”

2. “On top of that, Blue Shield is reimbursing doctors and hospitals in Covered California policies up to 30 percent less than those not in the exchange, spokesman Stephen Shivinsky said.”

2+. Another reality: The doctors, who are seeing ObozoCare patients will have to wait an extra 60-90+ days to get paid. The wait before OBC was 60 to 90 days to get paid. Now add another delay of 60-90 days. So doctors seeing patients in Jan 2014 may have to wait until May or June to get paid.

Then, throw more nacl on the wounds for the new signups. Most will have very high deductibles $4000 to $6000 per year. Besides the probable extra costs per month for a basic unaffordable care policy, here comes the high deductibles.

Speaking with an RN in our largest regional medical facility, she said they are totally uncertain of when, if and how much they will be paid, but that they are delivering health care anyway and praying they will be reimbursed.

The huge liberals who fund vanity wings with their names emblazoned in 10’ letters would do better to just offer to pay the hospital for so many millions of dollars worth of care for whomever has no other way to pay.

There are plenty of rural areas where anything other than basic health care or ER triage has always meant a long drive to a large regional medical facility. Right now, I know of one elderly lady driving 45 miles each way for ongoing checkups and treatment of skin cancer. Her 89-year-old husband gets his heart and other conditions checked regularly in a local setting, but he, too, must travel that 45 miles for actual treatment if any condition worsens.

My employer sponsored plan with coverage for me and my wife is sucking up $492 every two weeks AND has a $7,000 deductible annually (the sum of two individual deductibles) before the policy pays any benefit. Doctors are more scarce in Idaho than CA. I'm working out of San Diego, so I have to find a doctor that will accept my coverage should I have the misfortune to need it.

-——Don’t worry it won’t be long before Obama nationalizes the health care industry -——

I would expect that part of the task will be left to the states.

There will be California legislation that ties the state issued medical license to Obamacare such that to practice medicine at all, a practitioner must provide the federally mandated service at a Federally mandated price

In 1855, it was classified as involuntary servitude. In 2015 it will be be called medislave

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posted on 01/24/2014 10:32:29 AM PST
by bert
((K.E. N.P. N.C. +12 ..... History is a process, not an event)

“Speaking with an RN in our largest regional medical facility, she said they are totally uncertain of when, if and how much they will be paid, but that they are delivering health care anyway and praying they will be reimbursed.”

Before Obozo care was became the newest fascist law, Medicare in its best, paid off doctors and hospitals in 60 to 90 days. We got our share of payment bill in about 30 to 60 days after that.

This summer, we lost our two primary care fps. One retired and the other went to the big California HMO. They saw this mess coming their way and bailed out of private practice.

The doctor in the big HMO still gets mail from the feds, state, county and doctor organizations. He said that they have been notified if a patient is seen and cared for in January , not to expect payment for 120 to 180 days.

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